OPINION

Myanmar faces challenge in Indian Ocean

News, Than Tha Aung, Published on 01/04/2017

» When the NLD civilian government took power a year ago, it was expected that there would be some realignment in the country's foreign policy. Particularly, the increased interaction with the US and the West was expected to loosen China's grip on the country. Instead, far from the expected reversal, Beijing has courted State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi by ensuring its continued influential role as the main economic partner as well as showing its willingness to play a constructive role in Myanmar's peace making process.